MANAGING LUPUS NEPHRITIS - ALGORITHMS FOR CONSERVATIVE USE OF RENAL BIOPSY

Despite the widespread use of renal biopsy to guide the treatment of l upus nephritis, the disease can usually be diagnosed and managed on th e basis of its clinical presentation alone. We proposed a conservative approach in which biopsy is used selectively and present three algori thms that allow for a simplified initial approach to managing lupus ne phritis.